Guest guest Posted July 24, 2003 Report Share Posted July 24, 2003 I am new here and had a question. My doctor had me on 135 of Armour thyroid replacement for about 3 weeks. I developed some hyper symptoms so he dropped it to 120. I still had hyper sympotoms for a couple of days on 120 so he told me to stop taking it completly for 2 days and then to come back on at 105. I have now been on 105 for 3 days after being off meds. for 2. Will I probably just have 2 low days in the next couple of days from the 2 days of being completely off my Armour even if this (105) is the proper dose for me to be on? I could really tell I needed my meds after 2 days off them. How long should things take to half way level out? My history is RAI therepy 5 years ago for Grave's disease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2003 Report Share Posted July 28, 2003 Hi, Every time you increase your dose with Armour you'll experience some temporary hyper symptoms as your body adjusts to the change. These usually settle down within a week. Dividing your dose, taking it 3 times a day also helps keep your blood levels stable. You won't notice the real effects of each change for about 3 weeks. The T4 in Armour has a fairly long half-life but T3 has a shorter half-life. So within a day or two without meds, you'll notice symptoms of hypo. A few days after you're back on it your levels should start to rise and you'll feel better provided that you're on the right dose of meds. Take care, Elaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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